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Sikhism

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The ninth Guru's stand.

Kashmiri Hindus facing forced conversion appealed to Guru Tegh Bahadur; he told the emperor: convert me first. He was beheaded in Delhi. Sikhs cite it as martyrdom for another people's right to practice.

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Where it is toldDelhi, 1675
Who appearsGuru Tegh Bahadur, the Kashmiri pandits, the emperor
What it teachesThe ninth Guru died defending a religion not his own — the tradition's definition of religious freedom
Understanding it — context, not catechism: how this passage is held

Guru Tegh Bahadur was approached by Kashmiri Brahmins facing forced conversion under Aurangzeb. He told them to say their conversion depended on his — and was arrested, held, made to watch companions executed, and beheaded in Delhi in 1675. The theological point Sikhs draw is precise: he died for the religious freedom of people who were not Sikhs and whose beliefs he did not share. His title is Hind di Chadar, the shield of India, and the gurdwara marking the spot stands in the center of Delhi.

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